School Of Science And HealthHealth Advancement and Health PromotionWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 400418.2
Discipline: HEALTH PROMOTION
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
E7234 - Health Advancement, E7306 - Health Advancement
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in a postgraduate course.
About this Unit
By investigating and addressing the multilevel determinants of health outcomes and inequalities, health promotion initiatives aim to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals and societies.
In this unit, we will nurture an understanding of concepts and models of health promotion, evaluate the relative successes of recent and classic initiatives within Australia and overseas, and critically engage with debates concerned with the most appropriate strategies for tackling health inequalities in the context of major societal challenges (e.g. population ageing, urbanisation and climate change).
Core competencies are nurtured (e.g. Plan and evaluate an intervention) to prepare students for practicing and further study in the field of health promotion.